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³³Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.

³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

²And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.

⁵For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?

²²And he said to his disciples: “And so I say to you: Do not choose to be anxious about your life, as to what you may eat, nor about your body, as to what you will wear. ²³Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. ²⁴Consider the ravens. For they neither sow nor reap; there is no storehouse or barn for them. And yet God pastures them. How much more are you, compared to them? ²⁵But which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature? ²⁶Therefore, if you are not capable, in what is so little, why be anxious about the rest? ²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither work nor weave. But I say to you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was clothed like one of these.

³You shall not have strange gods before me.

³⁸Now it happened that, while they were traveling, he entered into a certain town. And a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her home. ³⁹And she had a sister, named Mary, who, while sitting beside the Lord’s feet, was listening to his word. ⁴⁰Now Martha was continually busying herself with serving. And she stood still and said: “Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore, speak to her, so that she may help me.” ⁴¹And the Lord responded by saying to her: “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled over many things. ⁴²And yet only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the best portion, and it shall not be taken away from her.”

⁵You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.

³⁶For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, and yet causes harm to his soul? ³⁷Or, what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

²⁴No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will have hatred for the one, and love the other, or he will persevere with the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

¹²be numbered? So make known your right hand, along with men learned in heart, in wisdom.

¹⁵If you love me, keep my commandments.

²⁷Prepare your outdoor work, and diligently cultivate your field, so that afterward, you may build your house.